JP2004206657A - Direct-sales depot system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a direct-sales depot system which can be inexpensively set up and with satisfactory operability. <P>SOLUTION: The direct-sales depot system is constituted by comprising a POS (point of sale) system 1 for selling a product by sticking a label describing information including a producer code at least for specifying a producer, a name of the product and its unit price by bar codes on the product and for performing adjustment processing by reading the bar codes, a summarization server 2 for receiving pieces of sales information to be periodically transmitted from the POS system 1 and for performing summarization processing of the received pieces of sales information and a sales information provision server 3 for periodically receiving, holding summarization data from the summarization server 2, having a replacement function and for notifying the sales information of the producer specified by the producer code to be simultaneously transmitted by voice when a telephone call comes in. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a direct sales shop system, and more particularly, a label that describes a producer code for identifying a producer, a product name, and information including a unit price of the product, and sells the product. The present invention relates to a direct sales office system in which sales are managed by a system and sales information on products of the producer is notified by voice or email to a telephone or e-mail received from the producer. Hereinafter, products and products are used interchangeably.
[0002]
[Prior art]
When producers of small agricultural products sell their products, they need to sell them with as little indirect cost as possible. For this reason, in a direct sales shop that handles the products of small-scale producers, the producer determines the prices of the products, ships the products with the label containing the producer's information including the price, and sends them to a corner of the direct sales store. In many cases, direct sales outlets use a commissioned sales system in which a part of the price sold is paid as a commission and the rest is paid to the producer.
[0003]
In this type of conventional system, a producer directly transports a product to a retail store, and the retail store uses a POS system to manage producers, products, sales items, sales, forecasts, and sales. There is a system for performing situation management and the like (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0004]
Further, in a system in which a center and a producer terminal are connected, there is a system that eliminates the labor of totalizing shipping reservation information and eliminates conversion processing by directly inputting data (for example, see Patent Document 2).
[0005]
In addition, the expected shipment quantity by item and class by class is calculated with high accuracy from the expected arrival quantity by item collected by producer, and the estimated shipment quantity by item and class special market unit price by item and class. There is a system that calculates the quantity of articles to be loaded by item and by class and rank by item based on the item-specific shipping conditions including the following (for example, see Patent Document 3).
[0006]
In this case, in order to suppress the costs at the direct sales place, and thus to increase the producer's income as much as possible, warehousing management and inventory management are omitted, and the producer replenishes and replaces products. In order to adopt such a sales form, producers need to confirm the sales information of their own products at any time and to perform the receiving management and the inventory management by themselves in order to efficiently sell their own products.
[0007]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2002-183245 (page 2, page 3, table 2)
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-7-262284 (page 3, FIG. 1)
[Patent Document 3]
JP-A-2000-269194 (page 5, page 6, FIG. 1)
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
For this reason, it is a challenge to operate as easily as possible and to provide such sales information regardless of the location. In the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the farmer and the retail store are connected by a line to send and receive information. However, since the farmer uses a personal computer, the means for the producer to obtain sales information is limited to the personal computer. There was a problem that has been.
The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a direct sales shop system that can be assembled at low cost and has good operability.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
(1) FIG. 1 is a principle block diagram of the first invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes at least a producer code for specifying a producer, a name of the product, and information including a unit price (unit price) of the product, affixed to the product with a label, and the bar code is sold. The POS system 2 performs the reading and settlement processing, the sales server 2 receives the sales information sent periodically from the POS system 1, and the totaling server 3 totalizes and processes the received sales information. Is a sales information providing server which has a receiving function, has an exchange function, and notifies the sales information of the producer specified by the producer code transmitted at the same time when a call is received. Here, the producer code is a code for distinguishing a certain producer from other producers, and means a producer ID.
[0010]
Reference numeral 10 denotes a database (DB) included in the sales information providing server 3, which includes a product management table, a producer table, and the like. Reference numeral 4 denotes a network in which the POS system 1, the tallying server 2, and the sales information providing server 3 are interconnected. Reference numeral 5 denotes a public line to which the sales information providing server 3 is connected, and reference numeral 6 denotes a producer connected to the public line 5.
[0011]
With this configuration, since the sales information providing server 3 manages the product management and the producer, when a call is received from the producer 6, the sales information providing server 3 sends the sales information to the producer 6. Can be notified by voice. Therefore, according to the present invention, the system can be assembled at a low cost, and a direct selling system with good operability can be provided.
(2) The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the sales information providing server 3 is provided with a database 10 for storing and storing sales information for each producer.
[0012]
With this configuration, the sales information of the producer can be managed collectively, which is convenient.
(3) The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that a producer is specified by a calling telephone number instead of the producer code, and sales information of the producer is notified by voice.
With this configuration, the producer can be specified by the telephone number without providing the producer code, and the sales information can be notified by voice.
(4) The invention according to claim 4 has a means for the producer 6 to input the quantity of the products exhibited at the direct sales place for each product, and notifies the remaining quantity of the exhibited items by voice together with the sales quantity. It is characterized by doing.
[0013]
With this configuration, the sale of the product can be managed for each producer, and the remaining number of exhibit items can be notified by voice together with the sales amount.
(5) The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that when the number of products exhibited by the producer 6 at the direct sales place has already been set, the added number is input.
[0014]
With this configuration, the total sales quantity of the producer 6 can be managed.
(6) The invention according to claim 6 has means for inputting a set value for each product exhibited by the producer 6, and when the remaining amount of the exhibit reaches the set value, a telephone number specified in advance. Is called and a notification to that effect is made.
According to this configuration, the remaining number of exhibit items can be notified to the producer 6, so that the producer 6 can replenish commodities.
(7) The invention according to claim 7 is characterized in that the sales information is transmitted to a producer by a facsimile machine.
[0015]
With this configuration, it is possible to more reliably recognize the sales information than to notify by voice.
(8) The invention according to claim 8 is characterized in that the information of the best sellers of the day is transmitted to the producer 6 by a facsimile machine.
[0016]
With such a configuration, the top selling products can be replenished skillfully, and the display quantity of the product can be quickly changed.
(9) The invention according to claim 9 is as follows. FIG. 2 is a principle block diagram of the second invention. In the figure, reference numeral 9 denotes a payment for labeling at least a producer code for specifying a producer, a name of the product and information including a unit price (unit price) of the product, selling the label, reading the label, and performing a payment process. The processing system 2 receives the sales information sent from the settlement processing system 1, a totaling server that totals and processes the received sales information, and 3A receives and holds the total data transmitted from the totaling server 2, By inputting the ID that identifies the producer, the producer has an input means to enter the quantity of the product exhibited at the direct sales place, and displays the remaining number of exhibited items on the web together with the sales quantity A sales information providing server having means for performing
[0017]
Reference numeral 7 denotes the Internet connected to the sales information providing server 3A, and reference numeral 8 denotes a personal computer (PC) connected to the sales information providing server 3A via the Internet 7. Reference numeral 6 denotes a producer, and each PC 8 corresponds to the producer 6.
[0018]
With such a configuration, since the sales information providing server 3A manages the product management and the producer, when the producer 6 is notified of the product sales information by e-mail, the sales information providing server 3A Can notify the producer 6 of the sales information by e-mail. Therefore, according to the present invention, the system can be assembled at a low cost, and a direct selling system with good operability can be provided. In this case, since the notification is made by text instead of voice, the accuracy of the notification is increased.
(10) The invention according to claim 10 is characterized in that when the quantity of the products exhibited by the producer at the direct sales place has already been set, the added number is input.
[0019]
With this configuration, the number of products can be updated by inputting the added number.
(11) The invention according to claim 11 has means for inputting a set value for each product exhibited by the producer, and when the remaining number of the exhibited items reaches the set value, the exhibited item is set to the address designated in advance. It is characterized by notifying by e-mail that the remaining number has become equal to or less than the set value.
[0020]
With this configuration, when the remaining number of exhibits becomes equal to or less than the specified value, the producer can be notified by e-mail, and the producer can replenish the product.
(12) The invention according to claim 12 has a shipping schedule input means for allowing a producer who exhibits products at a direct sales place to input a scheduled shipping quantity for each product on a predetermined screen on the Internet. It is characterized by the following.
[0021]
With this configuration, the planned shipping quantity can be input for each product, so that the planned shipping can be managed.
(13) The invention according to claim 13 is to sum up the scheduled shipment quantities of the products of each producer, compare them with a preset appropriate value of the exhibition quantity, and compare the difference with the producer who exhibits the product. It is characterized by having display means for displaying on the screen of the shipping schedule.
[0022]
With this configuration, the difference between the planned shipment quantity of each product and the preset display quantity is displayed by comparing the quantity, and the producer determines whether to replenish the product. Can be.
[0023]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the first invention. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals. In the system shown in the figure, as in the system shown in FIG. 1, a POS system 1, an aggregation server 2, and a sales information providing server 3 are connected by a network 4, and the sales information providing server 3 is connected to a producer 6 via a public line 5. And a connected system. In this embodiment, the producer 6 is connected to the public line 5 via the telephone terminal 40. Reference numeral 41 denotes a facsimile device (hereinafter abbreviated as FAX) connected to the public line 5. As the network 4, for example, a LAN or a dedicated line is used.
[0024]
The POS system 1 is a system in which a consumer reads a product desired to be purchased from a barcode of the product, and performs a payment process on a total amount. The purchase record is edited and sent to the tallying server 2 periodically.
[0025]
In the POS system 1, 21 is a bar code reading means for reading a bar code, 22 is a payment processing means for performing a payment process, 23 is a sales information storage means for storing sales information, and 24 is stored in a sales information storage means 23. This is sales information transmitting means for editing the sales information and periodically sending it to the tallying server 2.
[0026]
In the tallying server 2, 31 is sales information receiving means for receiving sales information sent from the POS system 1, 32 is tallying processing means for performing tallying processing of sales information, and 33 is tallying information storage for storing tallyed information. Means 34 is a total information transmitting means for reading out the information stored in the total information storing means 33 and sending it to the sales information providing server 3.
[0027]
In the sales information providing server 3, reference numeral 11 denotes total information receiving means for receiving the total information sent from the total server 2, reference numeral 12 denotes total information storage means for storing the total information received by the total information receiving means 11, and reference numeral 13 denotes Sales information providing means for providing sales information, 14 is a voice synthesizing means for providing sales information by voice, 15 is a telephone exchange means for connecting the sales information providing server 3 and the producer 6, and 10A is a product. And a product management table 10B for storing information on producers. The database 10 of FIG. 1 is configured by combining the product management table 10A and the producer table 10B. The contents of the producer table 10B can be created by the producer 6 transferring data to the sales information providing server 3 using the telephone terminal 40. Providing this type of database allows the sales information of producers to be managed collectively, which is convenient. The operation of the system configured as described above will be described below.
[0028]
The producer 6 pastes a barcode with a product type, a producer code, a unit price, and the like on the product at home. The bar-coded product is brought to the POS system 1 and the producer 6 places his / her product on the display shelf, which is his / her assigned shelf. Display shelves for placing commodities are allocated to each producer, and each commodity is placed on each display shelf. In this state, a commodity transaction using the POS system 1 starts.
[0029]
The consumer takes out a desired number of desired products from the products displayed on a product shelf (not shown) and brings them to the POS system 1. A bar code that records the type of the product, the producer code, the unit price, and the like is affixed to the product. The operator of the POS system 1 reads the barcode attached to the product brought by the consumer with the barcode reading unit 21.
[0030]
The payment processing means 22 reads the barcode of the product, calculates the total amount from the type, unit price and quantity of the product, receives the amount passed by the consumer, and performs the payment process. At this time, the sales information storage means 23 stores the type of product, the number sold, and the total price (sales information) for each producer code. The sales information transmitting means 24 reads out the sales information stored in the sales information storage means 23 and sends it to the totaling server 2 via the network 4.
[0031]
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of total information data corresponding to a producer code. The number of products sold corresponding to the producer code is shown. For example, the producer code 100001 indicates that one radish, ten carrots, and fifteen cucumbers are sold. Here, the total amount is omitted. Note that the producer's telephone number can be used instead of the producer code.
[0032]
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of total information data corresponding to a telephone number. For example, a telephone number “044-754-8414” is registered instead of the producer code “100001” in FIG. The functions are exactly the same as for the producer code. By doing so, the producer can be specified by the telephone number without providing the producer code, and the sales information can be notified by voice.
[0033]
On the aggregation server 2 side, the sales information receiving means 31 receives the sales information. The received sales information is totaled by the totaling means 32 at least for each producer code. The information subjected to the tallying process is stored in the tallying information storage unit 33. The total information transmission unit 34 reads the total information stored in the total information storage unit 33 and sends the total information to the sales information providing server 3 periodically.
[0034]
On the sales information providing server 3 side, the tally information receiving means 11 receives the tally information and stores it in the tally information storage means 12. The information stored in the temporary total information storage unit 12 is stored in the product management table 10A.
[0035]
Here, it is assumed that a call is received from the producer 6 to know the sales status. The sales information providing unit 13 reads out the sales information stored in the product management table 10A corresponding to the producer code or the telephone number received at the same time, and inputs the read sales information to the voice synthesizing unit 14. The voice synthesizing means 14 converts the input character information into voice information and reads it out. The read-out voice is transmitted to the producer 6 via the telephone exchange means 15, and the producer 6 can know the sales information as voice using the telephone terminal 40.
[0036]
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the product management table 10A. The product name, the number of sales, and the number of exhibits are stored for each producer code. For example, in the case of the producer code 100001, the number of radishes sold is five and the number of exhibits is ten. The number of carrots sold with the same producer code is 3, and the number of exhibitions is 15. Hereinafter, the same applies.
[0037]
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another example of the product management table 10A. A warning value is stored in addition to the information shown in FIG. For example, the warning value for the radish with the producer code 100001 is 2. The warning value 2 indicates that there are two criteria for notifying the producer that the radish has sold and is running low.
[0038]
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the producer table 10B. As shown in the figure, it is composed of a producer code and a telephone number. For example, the telephone number of the producer code 100001 is 0465-11-1234. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another example of the producer table 10B. In this example, the FAX number when there is a FAX is registered in addition to the telephone number. For example, the FAX number of the producer code 100001 is 0465-11-1256.
[0039]
As described above, according to the present invention, since the sales information providing server 3 manages the product management and the producer, when a call is received from the producer 6, the sales information providing server 3 sends the producer 6 Sales information can be notified by voice. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to assemble the system at a low cost, and to provide a direct-operating store system with good operability.
[0040]
Here, a case where the producer 6 sets the storage of the present system will be described. In this case, the producer 6 calls the sales information providing server 3 using the telephone terminal 40. The telephone exchange means 15 establishes a path between the sales information providing server 3 and the producer 6. In this state, when a code indicating that the setting is a warehousing setting is input from the telephone terminal 40, the sales information providing server 3 recognizes that. The sales information providing means 13 gives information to the voice synthesizing means 14 to read out a predetermined message.
[0041]
If this read-out is, for example, a message “enter product code”, producer 6 inputs the product code from telephone terminal 40. Next, when the reading is a message “Please enter the number of exhibits”, the producer 6 inputs the number of exhibits from the telephone terminal 40. The setting of the warning value is performed in the same manner. For the product for which the warning value has been set, after storing the total information, the product management table 10A is checked. Accesses the producer table 10B, reads the corresponding telephone number from the producer table 10B, and issues a predetermined warning, for example, a warning message such as "stock of product X is running low" to the producer 6 side. Flow.
[0042]
In this way, the remaining number of exhibits can be notified to the producer 6, so that the producer 6 can replenish commodities.
According to the present invention, the producer 6 can input the quantity of the products displayed at the direct sales place for each product, and can notify the sales quantity and the remaining number of the displayed items by voice. In this way, the sale of the product can be managed for each producer, and the remaining quantity of the exhibit can be notified by voice together with the sales quantity.
[0043]
Further, according to the present invention, when the number of products displayed by the producer 6 at the direct sales place has already been set, the added number can be input. In this way, the total sales quantity of the producer 6 can be managed.
[0044]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the sales information is notified to the producer 6 by voice is taken as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. When the producer 6 has the FAX 41, the sales information can be notified to the producer 6 by the FAX 41. In this way, the sales information can be recognized more reliably than by voice notification.
[0045]
In addition, the sales information providing server 3 analyzes the contents of the product management table 10A, and can transmit the information of the best sellers of the day to the producer 6 by FAX 41. In this way, the top selling products can be replenished skillfully, and the display quantity of the product can be quickly changed.
[0046]
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a payment processing flow of the POS system. First, a bar code attached to a product is read by the bar code reading means 21 (S1). After the reading, the number of products sold and the price are integrated (S2). Next, it is checked whether or not the total of the transaction has been completed (S3). If the transaction has not been completed, the process returns to step S1, and the bar code is read. When the transaction is completed, the settlement processing unit 22 performs a settlement process (S4), and saves the sales information in the sales information storage unit 23 (S5).
[0047]
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a sales information transmission flow of the POS system. First, the counter performs time counting from 0 (S1). Then, it is checked whether the count value has reached the set value (S2). When the count value reaches the set value, the sales information transmitting unit 24 reads out the sales information from the sales information storage unit 23 (S3), and transmits the sales information to the aggregation server 2 (S4). As a result, the POS system transmits the sales information to the tallying server 2 at regular intervals.
[0048]
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a sales information tallying flow in the tallying server 2. When sales information is received by the sales information receiving means 31 (S1), the tally processing means 32 performs tally processing (S2). The result of the tallying process is stored in the tallying information storage means 33 (S3).
[0049]
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a flow of transmitting the total information from the total server 2. First, the counter performs time counting from 0 (S1). Then, it is checked whether the count value has reached the set value (S2). When the count reaches the set value, the total information transmitting unit 34 reads the total information from the total information storage unit 33 (S3), and transmits the total information to the sales information providing server 3 (S4). As a result, the aggregation server 2 transmits the sales information to the sales information providing server 3 at a constant cycle.
[0050]
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a flow of receiving the total information in the sales information providing server 3. First, when the total information receiving unit 11 receives the total information (S1), the total information is stored in the total information storage unit 12 (S2).
[0051]
FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a flow of providing total information in the sales information providing server. When the telephone exchange means 15 receives a telephone call (S1), it receives the producer code sent at the same time (S2). The sales information providing means 13 checks the producer table 10B to determine whether the transmitted producer code is valid (S3). If the producer code is not valid, the sales information providing means 13 instructs re-input (S4), returns to step S2, and receives the producer code.
[0052]
If the producer code is valid, the total information corresponding to the producer code is read out with reference to the product management table 10A (S5). Next, the sales information providing means 13 activates the speech synthesizing means 14 to read out the total information (S6). The read out information is transmitted by voice to the producer 6 via the public line 5.
[0053]
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating another flow of providing total information in the sales information providing server. Compared to FIG. 15 based on the producer code, in this case, it is based on the originating telephone number. When the telephone exchange means 15 receives the telephone call (S1), the sales information providing means 13 checks whether or not the telephone number is a registered calling telephone number with reference to the producer table 10B (S2).
[0054]
If the telephone number is not a registered telephone number, the telephone is invalidated (S3). If the telephone number is a registered telephone number, the sales information providing means 13 reads out the aggregation information corresponding to the telephone number with reference to the product management table 10A (S4). Then, the sales information providing unit 13 activates the read voice synthesizing unit 14 to read out the total information (S5). The read out information is transmitted by voice to the producer 6 via the public line 5.
[0055]
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a setting value input flow in the sales information providing server. First, when a telephone number is received by the telephone exchange means 15 (S1), a producer code transmitted at the same time is received (S2). The sales information providing means 13 checks whether the received producer code is valid with reference to the producer table 10B (S3). If the producer code is invalid, the producer 6 is instructed to input again (S4), and the process returns to step S2.
[0056]
When the producer code is valid, the sales information providing means 13 specifies an operation. When the operation designation is a product selection instruction, the product selection is instructed to the producer 6 by voice (S8). Here, the producer 6 inputs a product code from the telephone terminal 40 (S9). Next, input of the number of exhibits is instructed (S10). In response, the producer inputs the number of exhibits (S11).
[0057]
The sales information providing unit 13 checks whether the input of the product code is valid (S12). If it is invalid, the process returns to step S8, and the number of exhibits is input again. If it is valid, an end confirmation is instructed (S13). When the producer inputs an end confirmation (S14), it is checked whether or not the end is reached (S15). If not, the process returns to step S8; otherwise, the process ends.
[0058]
If the operation designation in step S5 is to confirm the total information, the sales information providing unit 13 reads the total information corresponding to the producer code with reference to the product management table 10A (S6), and the total information is read by the voice synthesizing unit 14. Is read out (S7). This reading is transmitted by voice to the producer 6 via the public line 5.
[0059]
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a flow of storing the product management table 10A in the sales information providing server. First, when the total information is received (S1), the total information data is stored in the total information storage unit 12 (S2). The total information temporarily stored in the total information storage unit 12 is read, and the number of sales is stored in the product management table 10A (S3).
[0060]
FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a flow of a warning telephone call in the sales information providing server. The sales information providing means 13 reads information from the product management table 10A (S1). Next, the sales information providing means 13 checks whether or not (the number of exhibitions-the number of sales) ≤ a warning value (S2). If (exhibition number−sales number) ≦ warning value, the process ends. If (exhibition number−sales number) ≦ warning value, the sales information providing unit 13 reads the producer table 10B, selects the corresponding producer (S3), and The message is transmitted to the corresponding producer 6, and a warning message is sent from the voice synthesizing means 14 (S4). Alternatively, the warning information is transmitted to the FAX 41. The producer who recognizes the warning message immediately replenishes the goods.
[0061]
FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the second invention. 2 and 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals. In the figure, 1A is a payment processing for attaching a label to a product, at least including a producer code for identifying the producer, a name of the product, and a unit price (unit price) of the product, reading the label, and performing a payment process. The system 2 receives the sales information sent from the settlement processing system 1A, and a tallying server that totals and processes the received sales information, and 3A receives and holds the tallying data sent from the tallying server 2, and performs production. The producer has an input means for inputting the quantity of the product exhibited at the direct sales place by inputting the ID for specifying the user, and displays the remaining quantity of the exhibit on the web together with the sales quantity. A sales information providing server having means.
[0062]
Reference numeral 7 denotes the Internet connected to the sales information providing server 3A, and reference numeral 8 denotes a personal computer (PC) connected to the sales information providing server 3A via the Internet 7. Reference numeral 6 denotes a producer, and each PC 8 corresponds to the producer 6. In the system shown in the figure, as in the system shown in FIG. 3, a settlement processing system 1A, an aggregation server 2, and a sales information providing server 3A are connected by a network 4, and the sales information providing server 3A is connected to a producer 6 via the Internet 7. And a connected system. In this embodiment, the producer 6 is connected to the Internet 7 via a personal computer (PC) 8. As the network 4, for example, a LAN or a dedicated line is used.
[0063]
The payment processing system 1A is a system in which a consumer reads a product desired to be purchased from a label of the product and performs a payment process on the total amount. The purchase record is edited and sent to the tallying server 2 periodically.
[0064]
In the payment processing system 1A, 21a is a label reading means for reading label information, 22 is a payment processing means for performing payment processing, 23 is sales information storage means for storing sales information, and 24 is stored in the sales information storage means 23. This is sales information transmission means for editing the sales information and sending it to the totaling server 2.
[0065]
In the tallying server 2, 31 is sales information receiving means for receiving sales information sent from the settlement processing system 1A, 32 is tallying processing means for performing tallying processing of sales information, and 33 is tallying information for storing tallyed information. The storage unit 34 is a total information transmitting unit that reads the information stored in the total information storage unit 33 and sends the information to the sales information providing server 3A.
[0066]
In the sales information providing server 3A, 11 is a total information receiving unit that receives the total information sent from the total server 2, 12 is a total information storage unit that stores the total information received by the total information receiving unit 11, and 13 is Sales information providing means for providing sales information, 16 is producer information input means for inputting producer information, and 17 is a mail means for notifying the producer 6 of information by e-mail. Reference numeral 10 denotes a database that stores various tables. The operation of the system configured as described above will be described below.
[0067]
The producer 6 affixes a label to the product at home with the product type, producer code, unit price, and the like. Then, the labeled product is brought to the place where the settlement processing system 1A is located, and the producer 6 places his / her product on the display shelf which is the assigned shelf. Display shelves for placing commodities are allocated to each producer, and each commodity is placed on each display shelf. In this state, a commodity transaction using the settlement system 1A starts.
[0068]
The consumer takes out a desired number of desired products from the products displayed on the product shelf (not shown) and brings them to the settlement processing system 1A. A label is recorded on the product, which records the type of the product, the producer code, the unit price, and the like. The operator of the settlement processing system 1A reads the information attached to the label attached to the product brought by the consumer with the label reading means 21a.
[0069]
The settlement processing means 22 reads information attached to the label of the product, calculates the total amount from the type, unit price and quantity of the product, receives the amount passed by the consumer, and performs the settlement process. At this time, the sales information storage means 23 stores the type of product, the number sold, and the total price (sales information) for each producer code. The sales information transmitting means 24 reads out the sales information stored in the sales information storage means 23 and sends it to the totaling server 2 via the network 4.
[0070]
On the aggregation server 2 side, the sales information receiving means 31 receives the sales information. The received sales information is totaled by the totaling means 32 at least for each producer code. The information subjected to the tallying process is stored in the tallying information storage unit 33. The tally information transmitting means 34 reads out the tally information stored in the tally information storage means 33 and sends it to the sales information providing server 3A.
[0071]
On the sales information providing server 3A side, the tally information receiving means 11 receives the tally information and stores it in the tally information storage means 12. The information stored in the temporary total information storage unit 12 is stored in the database 10.
[0072]
Here, it is assumed that an inquiry by e-mail has been transmitted from the producer 6 to know the sales situation. The sales information providing means 13 reads the sales information stored in the database 10 corresponding to the producer code or the e-mail number received at the same time, and the mail means 17 transmits the sales information to the PC 8 via the Internet 7. The producer 6 can know the sales information from the screen of the PC 8.
[0073]
With such a configuration, since the sales information providing server 3A manages the product management and the producer, when the producer 6 is notified of the product sales information by e-mail, the sales information providing server 3A Can notify the producer 6 of the sales information by e-mail. Therefore, according to the present invention, the system can be assembled at a low cost, and a direct selling system with good operability can be provided. In this case, since the notification is made by text instead of voice, the accuracy of the notification is increased.
[0074]
FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of the producer table. As shown in the figure, the information includes a producer code, a producer ID, and a mail address. For example, the mail address of the producer code 100001 is y-tanaka@docomo.com. ne. jp.
[0075]
Here, a case where the producer 6 sets the storage of the present system will be described. In this case, the producer 6 sends an e-mail to the sales information providing server 3A using the personal computer 8. The mail means 17 provides a path between the sales information providing server 3A and the producer 6. In this state, when a code indicating that the storage setting is made is input from the personal computer 8, the sales information providing server 3A recognizes that. The sales information providing means 13 gives information to the mail means 17 and notifies a predetermined message.
[0076]
If the notification is, for example, a message “enter product code”, the producer 6 inputs the product code from the personal computer 8. When the next message is “Please enter the number of exhibits”, the producer 6 inputs the number of exhibits from the personal computer 8. The setting of the warning value is performed in the same manner. For the product for which the warning value has been set, the database 10 is checked after the total information is stored, and if the number of remaining exhibits (the number of exhibits-the number of sales) is equal to or smaller than the warning value, the sales information providing means 13 The database 10 is accessed, the corresponding mail address is read from the producer table, and a predetermined warning, for example, a warning message such as "the stock of the product X is low" is sent to the producer 6 side.
[0077]
By doing so, the remaining number of exhibits can be notified to the producer 6 by e-mail, so that the producer 6 can replenish the merchandise.
Further, the sales information providing server 3A can analyze the contents of the product management table and send the information of the best sellers of the day to the producer 6 by e-mail. In this way, the top selling products can be replenished skillfully, and the display quantity of the product can be quickly changed.
[0078]
FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a total information display flow in the sales information providing server. First, a login screen is displayed (S1). Next, a producer ID is received from the producer 6 (S2). Then, it is checked whether the producer ID is valid (S3). If not valid, the producer 6 is instructed to input again (S4), and the process returns to step S2.
[0079]
If the received producer ID is valid, the total information corresponding to the producer ID is read from the database 10 (S5). Then, the read total information is notified to the producer 6 via the Internet 7 and displayed on the screen of the PC 8 (S6).
[0080]
FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a setting value input flow in the sales information providing server. First, a login screen is displayed (S1). Next, a producer ID is received from the producer 6 (S2). Then, it is checked whether the producer ID is valid (S3). If not valid, the producer 6 is instructed to input again (S4), and the process returns to step S2.
[0081]
Next, a work selection screen on the producer side is displayed (S5). Here, when the set value input screen is selected, the set value input screen is displayed (S6). When the producer 6 inputs a set value in this state (S6), the set value is received by the sales information providing server 3 (S7). The received set value information is input to the producer information input means 16 and processed.
[0082]
According to the present invention, when the set value is input, if the number of products displayed by the producer 6 at the direct sales place has already been set, the added number can be input. In this way, the number of products can be updated by inputting the added number.
[0083]
Further, according to the present invention, the set value is input for each product exhibited by the producer, and when the remaining number of the displayed items reaches the set value, the number of the displayed items is less than or equal to the set value at the address designated in advance. Can be notified by e-mail.
[0084]
The producer 6 accesses the sales information providing server 3A via the Internet 7 and inputs a set value for each product. This set value is stored in the total information storage unit 12. When the remaining number of a certain product becomes equal to or less than the set value according to the information sent from the tallying server 2, the sales information providing means 13 activates the mail means 17 and informs the producer 6 of the remaining product. Notifies that the number has fallen below the set value.
Upon receiving this notification, the producer 6 brings the product to the sales floor and places it on the display shelf. By doing so, the producer 6 can replenish the product.
[0085]
Further, according to the present invention, on a predetermined screen on the Internet, it is possible to allow a producer who exhibits products at a direct sales place to input the planned number of subsequent shipments for each product. FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating an example of the shipping schedule table. As shown in the figure, a producer code, a product name, and a due date are described. The due date is described for each day, April 1 and April 2, and the number of commodities to be shipped for each day is described. For example, it can be seen that the producer with the producer code 100001 plans to ship 10 radishes on April 1 and 10 radishes on April 2 respectively. In this way, the shipping schedule can be managed.
[0086]
Further, according to the present invention, the estimated shipment quantities of the products of the respective producers are totaled, compared with a predetermined appropriate value of the exhibition quantity, and the difference is calculated based on the estimated shipment quantity of the producer exhibiting the production. It can be displayed on the screen.
[0087]
With this configuration, the difference between the planned shipment quantity of each product and the preset display quantity is displayed by comparing the quantity, and the producer determines whether to replenish the product. Can be.
[0088]
As described above, since the sales information providing server 3A and the producer 6 are connected via the Internet and information is displayed on the producer 6's web, the producer 6 mistakes the information. Can be recognized without.
[0089]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) According to the first aspect of the invention, since the sales information providing server manages the product management and the producer, if a call is received from the producer, the sales information providing server provides the producer with the producer Sales information can be notified by voice. Therefore, according to the present invention, the system can be assembled at a low cost, and a direct selling system with good operability can be provided.
(2) According to the second aspect of the invention, the sales information of the producer can be managed collectively, which is convenient.
(3) According to the third aspect of the invention, the producer can be specified by the telephone number without providing the producer code, and the sales information can be notified by voice.
(4) According to the invention described in claim 4, the sale of the product can be managed for each producer, and the remaining number of exhibited items can be notified by voice together with the sales amount.
(5) According to the invention described in claim 5, it is possible to manage the total sales quantity of the producer.
(6) According to the invention described in claim 6, since the remaining number of exhibited items can be notified to the producer 6, the producer can replenish commodities.
(7) According to the seventh aspect of the invention, it is possible to more reliably recognize the sales information than to notify by voice.
(8) According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to replenish well-selling products skillfully, and to quickly change the quantity of products to be displayed.
(9) According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the sales information providing server manages the product management and the producer, if an inquiry of the product sales information is sent from the producer by e-mail, the sale is performed. The information providing server can notify the producer of the sales information by e-mail. Therefore, according to the present invention, the system can be assembled at a low cost, and a direct selling system with good operability can be provided. In this case, since the notification is made by text instead of voice, the accuracy of the notification is increased.
(10) According to the tenth aspect, the number of products can be updated by inputting the added number.
(11) According to the invention as set forth in claim 11, when the number of remaining exhibits falls below a prescribed value, the producer can be notified by e-mail, and the producer can replenish the product. .
(12) According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the scheduled shipping quantity can be input for each product, so that the scheduled shipping can be managed.
(13) According to the invention of claim 13, since the difference between the scheduled shipment quantity of each product and the preset display quantity is displayed by comparing the quantity, the producer replenishes the product. Can be determined.
[0090]
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a direct sales shop system that can be assembled at low cost and has good operability.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a principle block diagram of the first invention.
FIG. 2 is a principle block diagram of the second invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the first invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of total information data corresponding to a producer code.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of total information data corresponding to a telephone number.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a product management table.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating another example of a product management table.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a producer table.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another example of a producer table.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a payment processing flow of the POS system.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a sales information transmission flow of the POS system.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a sales information totaling flow in a totaling server.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a flow of transmitting total information from the total server.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a total information receiving flow in the sales information providing server.
FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a flow of providing total information in the sales information providing server.
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing another flow of receiving total information in the sales information providing server.
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a setting value input flow in the sales information providing server.
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a flow of storing a product management table in a sales information providing server.
FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a flow of a warning telephone call in the sales information providing server.
FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the second invention.
FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of a producer table.
FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a total information display flow in the sales information providing server.
FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a setting value input flow in the sales information providing server.
FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of a shipping schedule table.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 POS system
2 Total server
3 sales information providing server
4 Network
5 Public line
6 Producers
10 Database

Claims (13)

A POS system for selling at least a producer code for identifying the producer, a label indicating the name of the product and the unit price thereof in a barcode on the product, reading the barcode, and performing a settlement process;
An aggregation server that receives sales information sent periodically from the POS system and that aggregates the received sales information;
Sales information that periodically receives and holds the aggregation data from the aggregation server, has an exchange function, and notifies the sales information of the producer specified by the producer code sent at the same time when a call is received by voice. A providing server,
A direct sales office system that includes a. 2. The direct sales office system according to claim 1, wherein a database for storing sales information for each producer is provided in the sales information providing server. 2. The direct sales office system according to claim 1, wherein the producer is specified by a calling telephone number instead of the producer code, and sales information of the producer is notified by voice. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the producer has means for inputting the quantity of the products exhibited in the direct sales place for each product, and notifies the remaining quantity of the exhibited items by voice together with the sales quantity. The direct sales office system according to any of the above. The system according to claim 4, wherein when the quantity of the products exhibited by the producer at the direct sales place has already been set, the added number is input. It has a means to input the set value for each product exhibited by the producer, and when the remaining amount of the exhibit reaches the set value, call the phone number specified in advance and notify that effect. The direct sales shop system according to claim 5, wherein 7. The system according to claim 6, wherein the sales information is transmitted to a producer by a facsimile machine. 8. The direct sales office system according to claim 7, wherein information on the best sellers of the day is transmitted to the producer by a facsimile machine. At least a producer code for identifying the producer and a label describing information including the name of the product and its unit price are put on the product for sale, and a payment processing system that reads information from the label and performs a payment process,
A tallying server that receives sales information sent from the settlement processing system and performs tallying processing on the received sales information;
Receiving and holding the tally data sent from the tally server, and inputting an ID for specifying the producer, the producer has input means for inputting the quantity of products exhibited at the direct sales place, and A sales information providing server having means for displaying the remaining number of exhibits together with the quantity on a web (WEB);
A direct sales office system that includes a. 10. The system according to claim 9, wherein when the quantity of the products exhibited by the producer at the direct sales place has already been set, the added number is input. Producers have a means of inputting set values for each product exhibited by the producer. 10. The direct sales office system according to claim 9, wherein notification is made by e-mail. 10. A direct sale according to claim 9, wherein a producer who exhibits products at a direct sales place on a predetermined screen on the Internet has a shipping schedule input means for inputting a future shipping quantity for each product. Office system. A display means for summing up the planned shipment quantities of the products of the respective producers, comparing the sums with a predetermined appropriate value of the exhibition quantity, and displaying the difference on the screen of the producers exhibiting the products on the shipment schedule. The direct sales office system according to claim 9, further comprising:

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